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Meet 5 Common Myths of Journaling
What has held you back from journaling? In this blog post, I’m sharing 5 common myths and the real thing about journaling. Let’s jump right in, #MYTH 1 JOURNALING IS A GIRLY THING One of the myths of your journaling is that it is something girls do and has to take a dear diary format. Journaling is for everyone; anyone can keep journal. And it doesn’t have to start with “Dear diary” format. Personally, I begin entries with dates and heading, thereby making it easy for me to locate entries. #MYTH 2 ONLY JOBLESS PEOPLE JOURNAL Another myth is that it is for jobless people. This is so untrue; there…
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My Greatest Discovery About Journaling
For several years, I have practised the habit of journaling. It took a while then I made discovery; profound, to say the least. Only to confirm later from external sources that it was not just me, as some really cool people share the mutual experiences with me… Perhaps, it explains why I am a one who journals and advocates journaling as a productivity tool. MY DISCOVERY From time to time, I’d go back and read portions of my journals. Different reasons actually prompt this task such as boredom, a bout of writer’s block, need a little bit of motivation, ginger, or simply looking for information I must have put in…
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Diligent Hands Rule
During the sendforth program for our Batch B brethren at one of our Bible Study centres, the brethren shared their Adamawa experiences. How God used the journey to mould them and bring out virtues in them. A brother made a striking statement, he said “I arrived the land with a meager amount of #1,500… But learnt very quickly that God doesn’t bless empty hands.” No wonder bible says, “Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.” Prov. 10:4 Shalom! So folks, I’m working on a project. People desire to live a successful life but most times, it seems something is holding them back. What that something…
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Terrific Life Principle to Live By
At the family house last night, devotion was a blessing. I’d share some of the wisdom I gleaned. WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? A commonly asked question when in search of direction, insight or clarity over matters. In fact, a multitude of believers grew up using this question as a model to find answers. The minister explained that to receive insight into what Jesus would do, we have to first understand What Jesus Did while here on earth. This statement, made a resounding sense to me. Because the topic for the week is As He Walked. He being Jesus, our perfect example from the Father. As we focus on Him,…
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The Right Way to Locate your Green Pastures
Today, I will share a secret with you. Everyone is in search of green or even greener pastures. And that’s fine. I mean who wouldn’t want to leave a pit of miry clay for his feet to be planted on the solid rock. It is a good aspiration! A great pursuit and if you find it (i.e. your green pasture), then a blessed accomplishment. Yet, as humans, we stumble on a lot of things because of our limited knowledge. We make mistakes because we assume we know exactly what we are looking for. Most commonly, we think Green pasture is first about the characteristics of a geographical location. Of course,…
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Female and More: Breaking the ICE
October 11th 2018 marked the International day of the Girlchild. (Theme “With Her: A Skilled Girl force“) In the same month fortunately, I began mentoring girls in Secondary Schools through a program called Female and More. It is a product of Youngstars Development Initiative (based in Abuja). For the girls, I seek to break the ICE around issues pertaining to the girl child especially such which have limited her. So we go by the acronym ICE which is to; Inspire a healthy self esteem amongst girls Challenge girls to solve problems and take on leadership roles Enable girls aspire and pursue greatness. For thirty days, participants read the amazing and…
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My Personal Struggle With Inertia
When it comes to writing, I struggle at times. My struggles come mainly from the task of writing itself and seldom what to write. Even when I know what to write, I almost do not feel like writing; I mean putting the pen to paper or fingers to the keypad. I’d scribble my thoughts down on some occasions and discard it for lack of delivery of my exact thoughts and intents. Writing can be a chore! There are times I almost do not feel like writing, yet I must! It has been a while I posted here, basically for the above stated reason… I ask for your attention as you…
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An Important Lesson About My Frame
So, there is this life lesson I want to share… But no topic seems to fit. One way I have learnt and gleaned wisdom over the years is through life lessons. They are not just treasured but usually sink deep into my being. A couple of months ago, at the home where I live, one of my brothers said to me “Sis Tomi, go and bring out the ladder” At this time, I was by the fridge beside another brother (let’s say bro B). So I left his side towards the backyard. Then Bro B called after me ” Tomi, where are you going to?” I said “To carry the…
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Common Sense Guide To A Fulfilling NYSC Orientation Camp Experience
Day 3 and counting… How has your camp experience been so far? I really hope not too stressful even though it is almost inevitable (the essence of this post actually!). My apologies that this post is coming much later than Tuesday, as earlier said. At a meeting recently, the speaker said it is appointed for a youth to serve once and after this is POP. And you’d agree with this statement in the context of NYSC, of course. This makes me wonder, if it is once a lifetime shouldn’t one make the best of it? Since the NYSC program begins with the compulsory Orientation Camp that last for 21 days,…
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10 NYSC Camp Essentials
Hi there! If you are reading this post, I believe you are a prospective corp member or have a corp member you’d love to enjoy his camp experience. Congratulations on this great call to Serve Nigeria. Going to camp comes with mixed emotions regarding posting, what to take along and the likes.
